Summer is a season of soooooo much. One way to process this season is to look at the whole enchilada through a spiritual filter.
Yes, we need Flower Essences for pragmatic things like keeping the bugs off ( Flee Free & Golden Armor), or managing the bites when the bugs get us anyways ( Outburst & Beautiful Skin). We need Essences for the sunburns ( Healthy Coat and Outburst), the tourista ( Digestive Woes), the heat (Summer Snowflake) and the daily logistical complications of living a different schedule than the rest of the year (Flow Free for flexibility and Omey Island to help us align with the natural rhythms of the season that can help us manage the “too much” of the season).
We can also consider a couple of the deeper issues that surface.
NOSTALGIA- Summer can bring up great nostalgia as we recall that expansive feeling of freedom we may have had when we were children. Our adult lives generally don’t get less complicated in summer so this can be a difficult thing to recall let alone reclaim. Honeysuckle helps us not get lost in the memories. Gratitude returns us to the now and helps us recognize the gifts sometimes hidden in the present. Boundless and Wild Rose can help us have that inner experience of expansion even as we can’t return to our childhood version of summer.
DESIRES Versus REALITY- Social media everywhere would have us believe that the way to recapture that summer feeling is to drain our bank accounts. Social media would have us believe EVERYONE is having the best vacation ever in the perfect AirBNB because they moved from the bad AirBNB and now have one that has four infinity pools and caviar provided by the host.
Most of us work during the summer. For parents with children, this is a great complexity as they must continue to work and also take care of their children. For most everyone, summer is not perfect.
Let’s drop kick media induced FOMO and turn our attention to the unexpected and simple pleasures of summer and the sweetness of everyday life. The fragrance of cut grass always gives us an opportunity to savor summer. So many small things do. Loving What Is and Amor Fati are big picture Essences helping us accept the challenges and disappointments of our lives with grace. They help us in summer too when the big adventure is in our neighborhood and not at Machu Picchu.
REMEMBERING WHY WE ARE HERE- Social Media would have us think the reasons we are here have to do with being the best, having the most, going the most places, eating every meal out and never aging. If we sit quietly for even a few minutes, I doubt any of us would say we really believe this. Love is the reason we are here. The Venus Garden Flower Essences and the Roses in particular support us to know Love is the only real thing.
The message the Iranian soccer team left in the locker room after their world cup soccer game this past weekend reflected them living this truth: “From the ancient Persia of thousands of years ago to the civilized Iran of today, the spirit of Iran remains alive and steadfast. We came to Los Angeles with pride, competed with honor, and leave with dignity. Thank you Los Angeles for your hospitality. And thank you to every Iranian who gave their heart, voice, and soul for Iran throughout these 180 minutes. May peace, respect, and friendship prevail among all nations. “